Maj Richard “Krash” Krasner Directorate of Requirements Headquarters Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command's Environmental Monitoring Requirements and Planning Process 2 Feb 05 This Briefing Is Unclassified

2 Unclassified Overview DoD requirement for tropospheric winds AF Planning, Requirements, and Acquisition process overview AFSPC Partnerships

3 Unclassified DoD Tropospheric Winds Requirement Tropospheric Winds (DOC/DoD). Wind measured throughout the troposphere. Wind profile required for cloud returns and planetary boundary layer aerosol returns. Systems Capabilities Thresholds Objectives a. Vertical Coverage Surface to 20 km b. Horizontal Resolution 50 km c. Vertical Reporting Interval 0.1 km d. Mapping Uncertainty 10 km e. Measurement Range 0 to 100 m s-1 f. Measurement Precision 0.5 m s-1, vector winds g. Measurement Accuracy ±1 m s-1, horiz. components h. Latency 15 min i. Refresh 1 hour

4 Unclassified Application of Tropospheric Winds Near-real time analysis of global tropospheric winds Important environmental intelligence made available via command and control systems to aid operational decision cycles Input to numerical weather prediction models More accurate modeling improves planning and execution of a broad scale of joint military missions

5 Unclassified Military Missions Impacted by Improved NWP A Few Examples Space Launch Flight Planning/Avn Ops Dispersion Forecasts for NBC Releases Precision Weapons Delivery/Strike Option Planning Precision Airdrop Reconnaissance Aerial Refueling Artillery Battle Space Awareness

6 Unclassified Air Force Space Command  Supports all military services and combatant commands, with space forces to control and exploit space on a global basis, and in defense of the United States and its interests  Organizes, trains, and equips Air Force space and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) forces for space control, force application, force enhancement and space support “If you’re not in space, you’re not in the race” --Gen Lance W. Lord AFSPC/CC

7 Unclassified Air Force Space Command’s Vision PLANS REQUIREMENTS PROGRAMS Fielded Capabilities Warfighters’ Needs Air & Space Force A Full Spectrum Space Combat Command Preeminent in the Application of Space Power for National Security and Joint Warfare

8 Unclassified AF Planning Process AF CONOPs Acquisition Management System CC GUIDANCE National Guidance DoD/Joint Guidance Air Force Guidance Mission Solutions Analysis Concepts & Enabling Technologies Mission Needs Analysis Prioritized Needs Mission Area Assessment Operational & Support Tasks Integrated Investment Analysis 20-Year Investment Roadmap Strategic Master Plan MAPs/MSP/CSP Product Center/S&T Community Capabilities Planning Process Joint Capability Integration & Development System CRRA

9 Unclassified AF Planning Process Mission Solutions Analysis Concepts & Enabling Technologies Mission Needs Analysis Prioritized Needs Mission Area Assessment Operational & Support Tasks What do we do? How well do we do it now? How well do we need to do it? What is the resulting need? Do we need a materiel solution? Identify S&T needs. What materiel solutions are possible? Identify S&T needs.

10 Unclassified Planning and Requirement Process Mission Area Assessment Mission Needs Analysis Mission Solutions Analysis Integrated Investment Analysis Guidance JROC FCB, JCB Joint Flag Coordination AFROCC Approval Air Force & Joint Staff Coord Air Force & Joint Staff Coord HPT Writes Document Requirements Strategy Review AFSPC Strategic Master Plan / MAPs Tech Insertio n Top- Down Directed CRRA Combatant Commande r Needs HQ AFSPC REQUIREMENTS DIRECTORATE Command Lead Appointed AFSPC Group/ Board/Council Board/Council HQ AFSPC Plans/ Programs Directorate

11 Unclassified National Security Space (NSS) Acquisition Policy Defines an Acquisition Decision Process that works in parallel to standard acquisition process Defines Defense Space Acquisition Board process Separates Key Decision Points from contractual actions to allow for greater program flexibility Allows smart tailoring to match individual program needs and constraints

12 Unclassified Post-system Acquisition Phase C: Build, Test, Launch Acquisition & Operations Support Phase B: Design Phase Phase A: Study Phase Pre-system Acquisition LRIP Decision Critical Design Review Pre-KDP A Activities IOC FOC Initial Capabilities Document Capability Development Document Capability Production Document Analysis of Alternatives ABC System Concept Doc FRP Decision Sys Demo LRIP, IOT&E, FRP, FOT&E MDA Key Decision PointsOther Key Decisions/Reviews System Acquisition Phases Concept Decision Acquisition Focused Space Systems 1st Launch

13 Unclassified Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) Identifies capability gap or other deficiency Describes evaluation of material approaches Not updated once approved Capability Development Document (CDD) Performance attributes Supports Milestone B Capability Production Document (CPD) Production attributes Supports Milestone C Capability Development Document (CDD) Performance attributes Supports Milestone B Capability Production Document (CPD) Production attributes Supports Milestone C Capability Documents Capability Development Document (CDD) Performance attributes Supports Milestone B Capability Production Document (CPD) Production attributes Supports Milestone C Capability Development Document (CDD) Identifies operational performance attributes of proposed system System specific, applies to single increment (in an evolutionary program) Updated or rewritten for subsequent increments Capability Production Document (CPD) Identifies production attributes for a single increment of a program Prepared during System Development and Demonstration Rewritten for each increment in an evolutionary program

14 Unclassified AFSPC Partnerships Air Force Weather Work with AFSPC to define Army and AF space based environmental sensing requirements Provides weather support to AFSPC operations NOAA Operates Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellites Partner on acquisition of NPOESS; 50/50 cost share Provide critical space environmental sensing capabilities to support AFSPC operations Example: space environmental sensors on GOES

15 Unclassified Summary DoD requirement and use of data AF Planning, Requirements and Acquisition process AFSPC Partnerships